Dar Williams Releases Video for "As Cool As I Am"
Singer/songwriter Dar Williams has released a new video for her song “As Cool As I Am.” The video features the song set to a black-and-white montage of scenes from women’s rights protests and of powerful women such as Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and supreme court justice Sonia Sotomayor.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch a Dar Williams Video Featuring Gary Louris
Dar Williams recently unveiled the video for her single “As Cool As I Am” from Many Great Companions, and it features Gary Louris of The Jayhawks. Louris also produced disc one of the two-disc release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJayhawks Prep Anthology, Reissue; Olson and Louris Tour
The Jayhawks recently announced the upcoming release of their anthology Music from the North Country on American/Legacy. This first-ever Jayhawks retrospective will be available as a single disc featuring the best of the Jayhawks' studio albums, or as a double-disc set with an additional CD full of b-sides, rare tracks and previously-unreleased material.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSXSW 2009: Reuniting old favorites - Arc Angels, Jayhawks
Little Steven Van Zandt (left) with Arc Angels Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall II & Charlie SextonArc Angels reunite at Antones--recording new album, touring with Clapton this SpringOne of Austin's most revered hometown bands, The Arc Angels, did a short set at Little Steven Van Zandt's "Magical Mystery Mondo Matinee" at Antone's on Friday. Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen's guitarist and Tony's first lieutenant in HBO's The Sopranos, produced the Arc Angels' self-titled and only album in 1992. The band will open for Eric Clapton during his UK tour this Spring. Before going on stage drummer Chris Layton and guitarist/vocalist Doyle... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusGary Louris and Mark Olson: Ready for the Flood
These new memories—thank the Americana gods—are riddled with Louris and Olson’s past... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsGary Louris and Mark Olson perform at Americana Music fest
More of Louris meeting Olson As a general rule, in latter-day Jayhawks lineage Mark Olson has been the one playing stripped down, loose-limbed shows, while Gary Louris has hewed closer to pop hooks and full-band polish. And they’ve each done it without the other. But recently, they’ve dipped their toes into writing and playing together, and their new part-acoustic, part-ragged folk-rock duo album, Ready for the Flood, will soon be out overseas. Which means European audiences are getting a tour promoting the new album, while we have slim pickings on this side of the pond. (That will be remedied in... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusHardly Strictly Bluegrass: hardly anything but awesome
It takes little more than a (rare) fogless fall day to make a trip to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park worth quite a trek... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Gary Louris
Mark Olson and Gary Louris recently announced that they're getting back together and making an album. Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson spoke with the pair about the news last week. Here is his full conversation with Louris:Paste: So, how did this record come about? Gary Louris: I think it started back in about 2001 when some people reached out to Mark and myself to write a couple songs for a movie called The Rookie, and that was kind of the impetus to get Mark and I going again as far as a dialog. You know, we hadn’t really talked to each... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesJayhawks Mark Olson and Gary Louris talk new album
The last time Mark Olson and Gary Louris put out a record together, O.J. Simpson was still on trial... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGary Louris: Vagabonds
Former Jayhawks frontman releases first-ever solo album read more
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